| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Gerardo Solano Chavarría | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | January 12, 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Santa Cruz, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Striker/Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colegio Saint Francis | |||
| 1971–1972 | Saprissa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1979 | Saprissa | 227 | |
| 1980 | Herediano | ||
| International career | |||
| 1975–1980 | Costa Rica | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Gerardo Solano Chavarría (24 december 1953, in San José – 12 January 2000) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano in the 1970s.
Club career
Solano was a member of the Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977, a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the Americas. He was the team's goalscorer with 57 in this period. He was the club's joint-leading scorer with eleven goals in 1973 and he played the most games for Saprissa in the 1970s. He played in 79 international club games.
Solano also won three titles with Herediano.
International career
Solano appeared in 9 matches for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1975 to 1980.
Death
Solano died of a heart attack while running in the city centre of Santa Cruz on 12 January 2000.
References
- ^ "Figuras del ayer: Gerardo Solano". UNAFUT. 2008-08-12.
- Saprissa, campeón de 1972 a 1977 30 años de la hazaña de las seis coronas - Nación (in Spanish)
- "Buzón de Rodrigo". Nacion.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- Tras los pasos de Coronado Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- Zaguero aumenta su historia en el Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
- Luto en Saprissa (Mourning at Saprissa) - Nación (in Spanish)
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